WELCOME

Recently lived in the Appalachian area of the U.S. -- I have now moved to the Pacific Northwest. My blog has covered several years of Appalachian folkways and beginning this year of 2013 will begin to cover the Pacific Northwest. Therefore, there will be a potpourri of Appalachian and Pacific Northwest ways reflected in my posts. I'm an observer of cultures and nature both here and beyond and will bring those observations to you through my writings and photography. Please feel free to leave comments. ~~ barbara. -- http://folkwaysnotebook.blogspot.com/ All photos on this blog are mine unless otherwise designated -- use of photos or text should carry FOLKWAYS NOTEBOOK credit designation.

YOU CAN'T TELL WHERE YOU ARE GOING, UNLESS YOU KNOW WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN.

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GAELIC TRIPLE SPIRAL SYMBOL

Ancient symbol of my Irish Ancestry, The triple spiral motif is a Neolithic symbol in Western Europe. It is carved into the rock of a stone lozenge near the main entrance of the prehistoric Newgrange monument in County Meath, Ireland. A period when settled farming superseded nomadic life, from around 4500 BCE to 2200 BCE

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Greaser Petroglyph

Adel, Oregon

THE FROG DOES NOT DRINK UP THE POND IN WHICH IT LIVES. -- NATIVE AMERICAN PROVERB

Population growth from 1950 to 2009 exceeded the preceding 11,000 years since agriculture began .

The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera ~ ~ Dorthea Lange

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Pacific Northwest USA

Source: Wikipedia

Much of the Pacific Northwest is forested. The Georgia Strait–Puget Sound basin is shared between British Columbia and Washington, and the Pacific temperate rain forests ecoregion, which is the largest of the world's temperate rain forest ecozones in the system created by the World Wildlife Fund, stretches along the coast from Alaska to California. The dryland area inland from the Cascade Range and Coast Mountains is very different from the terrain and climate of the coastal area due to the rain shadow effect of the mountains

UPLAND SOUTH USA

Upland South is defined by land form, history and culture -- Wikipedia

APPALACHIA -- A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE USA

Cultural landscapes have shared values, customs, practices, and social behavior of a particular nation or people. Appalachia encompasses West Virginia and parts of twelve other states; Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, New York, Mississippi, Maryland, Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama. Map source: Wikipedia.